Dear researchers,
I intend to investigate the entrepreneurship emergence deploying an actor-network theory theoretical framework.
Do you recommend relying on ANT to research entrepreneurship-related phenomena?
If yes, would you suggest a suitable theoretical framework, if available?
Thank you very much in advance for you cooperation and support!
can you explain your thinking more. why are you considering it? what is your logic/ reasoning?
Dear Vehap
I also think that you should be a bit more concrete as it is difficult to generalize the use of specific theoretical framework. Nevertheless, you might take a look into the overview of network-based research in entrepreneurship, and gain new perspectives that will help you with narrowing down your research topic. This might help:
Hoang, H., & Antoncic, B. (2003). Network-based research in entrepreneurship: A critical review. Journal of business venturing, 18(2), 165-187.
Borgatti, S. P., & Halgin, D. S. (2011). On network theory. Organization science, 22(5), 1168-1181.
Steyaert, C. (2007). ‘Entrepreneuring’as a conceptual attractor? A review of process theories in 20 years of entrepreneurship studies. Entrepreneurship and regional development, 19(6), 453-477.
According to Latour, Actor-Network Theory is not a theoritical framework. It is an epistemological approach that avoids falling into the trap of analyses that draw their veracity from theoretical frameworks established a priori. I recommend you to read the dialogue between a university professor and a doctoral student told by Latour in his book ( Changer de société, refaire de la sociologie – Bruno LATOUR)
Dear Scholars, thank you very much for your contributions to the discussion I started, especially many thanks to Thibault Coppe for his enlightening comment!
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